Happy November! First, a PSA: Don’t forget to set your clocks back Saturday night/Sunday morning (yeah, that’s this weekend). We got a little cold front on Halloween, and I’m not talking about the southerner’s idea of cold. It’s dipped down into the 30s overnight. Perfect cozy up with a book (or books) weather! Here’s the first line from my current read.
About the Book
How do you face the future if you don’t know your own past? When an unexpected pregnancy changes her dreams, seventeen-year-old Annie tries to keep it from her mother and her grandmother. But secrets have a way of coming out. In a household of strong women, the arrival of a new life sets off a spiral of truth that reveals a past full of whispers and lies—a past that existed in another world under the heavy hand of Soviet oppression. This history has dictated the circumstances of the present, but hope, redemption, and forgiveness will grow in the rocky places of these generational differences. A Silver Willow by the Shore is the story of the unshakeable love between mothers and daughters and of the impact that past decisions can have on present day circumstances. This novel weaves together the stories of generations of women, from the gulags of 1930’s Siberia, to the quiet oppression of 1980’s Soviet Moscow, to present day Tennessee. It is an unforgettable narrative of the treachery of secrets, and of the light that unites the heart of a family.
Now it’s your turn! Grab the book nearest you and drop the first line in the comments. Then head over to Hoarding Books and discover what others are sharing this week!
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I recently finished this book. I loved it!
On my blog, I’m sharing a book in my TBR pile (one that’s been there for quite a few months), “Cinder.”
I’m just starting to read a new book, “The End of the Magi.” That first line is: “Any day now, Daniel thought, any day now they would be free.”
Happy reading!
I just finished The End of the Magi. Patrick Carr definitely brought to life those wisemen!
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I am sharing the first line from The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts. Oh my word is this book amazing!!! Currently, I am reading Once Upon a Christmas: Contemporary Retellings of Timeless Tales. It’s a really fun Christmas collection of novellas. I’ll share a line from that book here.
“Being escorted out of the firm by building security wasn’t on his to-do list, but he could write it in later … and cross it off.”
LOL! This book is filled with sweet and sassy stories. I am loving it so far.
Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading!
My first line is from Silent Night Suspect by Sharee Stover
Asia Stratton’s gaze remained transfixed on the lifeless eyes staring back at her.
This is on this week’s tbr for me!
Currently reading this book. It is so good!
I have that book on my TBR! Today I’m sharing the first lines from The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels: “Mostly people only die once. But my father is not most people. He is a monster.” Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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